Sahara Hotel & Casino v. Holden

OPINION

In this workers’ compensation case, Patricia Holden developed a debilitating condition in her left hand as a result of her employment at the Sahara Hotel and Casino (“the Sahara”). Ms. Holden also suffered from a number of other serious ailments, not attributable to her employment, which eventually led to her residence in a nursing home. The Sahara, a self-insured employer, paid Ms. *136Holden some workers’ compensation benefits, but rejected her claim for retroactive temporary total disability benefits and offered her an apportioned permanent partial disability benefit. Ms. Holden…